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Kabir Kumar is director of policy and ecosystem building at Omidyar Network. He supports both nonprofits and for-profits to create transformative solutions that improve people’s lives. Prior to joining Omidyar, he led  a number of initiatives at CGAP over the course of 10 years, including designing and implementing market-based interventions to expand responsible financial services in key South Asian markets and helping to develop and secure funding for CGAP’s digital finance strategy. He was also part of a team that developed and ran a global program on financial services for the poor that introduced new business models and made it possible for businesses, policymakers and funders to adopt those models to expand financial access. He began his career at The World Bank helping them to adopt a gender strategy. He has worked in more than 15 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. He is a graduate of the Maxwell School of Syracuse University.